Zelensky heads to Dublin summit, will hold talks with US negotiators on the war

In brief

• Zelensky arrived in Dublin on Wednesday evening to meet European leaders and US negotiators.
• He will attend the 9th European Political Community summit on Thursday with about 50 leaders.
• Zelensky will meet envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who came from Abu Dhabi talks via Moscow.
• He said a breakthrough in the peace talks could come before the end of the year.

Arrival in Dublin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky landed in the Irish capital on Wednesday evening, coming from Denmark, where he had addressed the parliament. According to AFP, he will meet European leaders as well as US negotiators taking part in the talks on ending the war in Ukraine (Zelenskyj priletel na summit do Dublinu. O vojne bude rokovať aj s americkými vyjednávačmi – HNonline.sk) (Zelenskyj prichádza za európskymi lídrami. V Dubline sa stretne aj s mužmi, ktorí rokovali v Moskve – Aktuality.sk).

Meetings with US envoys

Zelensky said in a video posted on X that he would also meet the American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The two had just wrapped up negotiations in Abu Dhabi and first travelled to Moscow before flying on to Dublin.

Summit of European leaders

On Thursday Zelensky is scheduled to take part in the 9th summit of the European Political Community in Dublin, which is expected to draw around 50 European leaders. In Dublin he also held a press conference alongside Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin (EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Volodymyr Zelensky est arrivé en Irlande, où il doit notamment s’entretenir avec les émissaires américains après les négociations à Abou Dhabi – Le Monde) (EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : Volodymyr Zelensky juge une avancée possible avant la fin de l’année dans les pourparlers de paix – Le Monde).

Zelensky's message on Russia

In Copenhagen, Zelensky told lawmakers that no decade since the Second World War has passed without Moscow starting a war or using military force against another country. He argued that Russia was not facing any attack itself, and that Moscow's real aim was not security guarantees but freedom to interfere in other states and keep its influence.

Prospects for a deal

Zelensky said a breakthrough could be possible before the end of the year in the peace talks.

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